RYAN URBAN

ABOUT RYAN URBAN

 

 

Ryan Urban is an Emmy-nominated Visual Effects Supervisor with over two decades of industry leadership and project experience.

 

Having kick-started his film career on Ninja Assassin for the Wachowskis and Warner Bros.—a project that brought him to Los Angeles—Ryan went on to join Method Studios, contributing to blockbuster films such as The Avengers, Argo, Cloud Atlas, and Wrath of the Titans, as well as the VES Award-winning commercial Halo Reach: Deliver Hope.

 

Returning to Chicago, he reunited with the Wachowskis on Jupiter Ascending and Sense8, stepping up as Visual Effects Supervisor for Sense8’s second season. He subsequently joined The Mill as VFX Supervisor, leading the compositing team on high-profile campaigns such as LG World of Play, which earned a VES Award nomination.

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As Production VFX Supervisor and founder of Turncoat Pictures (est. 2015), Ryan consistently delivers high-profile, story-driven visual effects on budget and on schedule. His extensive project portfolio spans Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life & Voyage of Time, Pacific Rim Uprising, The Matrix Resurrections, Wolf Hound, Messiah, and Mickey 17.

 

While Executive VFX Supervisor at Nexodus, Ryan helped drive creative operations and company growth, earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects on Netflix’s The Residence. As an active member of the Television Academy and the Visual Effects Society, Ryan focuses on empowering artists and helping filmmakers harness high-end visual effects as a seamless extension of their storytelling.